Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is a classic tale filled with political ties and hidden messages. These massages have been passed throughout history and preserved in the book. The movie has managed to keep these themes in tact‚ not only that but enhance the symbolism. The conflict in this book‚ whether it be the actual political conflicts at the time or the imaginary focus that happens to be the climax of the book are very complex and deep. The focus in the story may seem as easy as Dorothy vs. the
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Somewhere Over the Rainbow All humans desire happiness in their lives on Earth. This is a fact that has been proven through time and space. From the struggle of Ireland and England in the early 1700s‚ to the Gilded Age in the United States‚ people in poor situations have wished for their stations and well-beings to improve. In L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz‚ a young girl faces the struggles of growing up alone and neglected. Ireland shared this sentiment in regards to the brutal cruelty from its
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While fairy tales are usually considered children’s stories‚ they often contain messages or lessons that can be taught to any reader. “The Goose Girl” and “The Raven” are just a couple of examples where this is the case. This essay will cover a short synopsis of both tales along with the lesson and how that could be taught to today’s modern audience‚ more specifically today’s modern teen. “The Goose Girl” is the story of a young princess promised to marry a young prince. Pretty typical‚ right?
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Disney movies have become the new family amusement. This films are made for young children because of what they demonstrate. When children watch Disney movies‚ especially young girls‚ it can affect their understanding on how they should act at a young age. Snow White is a tale about a young beautiful girl who lives with her stepmother‚ the queen. Snow White’s beauty triggers her stepmother to be jealous of her‚ and the queen orders for the murder of her innocent stepdaughter. Later she discovers
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L. Frank Baum uses a variety of colors throughout the novel to help understand the characters and setting. Each color has a role and symbolizes the setting of the story. Baum uses 4 colors for the main settings‚ the West where the Winkies reside is yellow which is the color that symbolizes happiness. The East where the Munchkins reside is blue which is the color that symbolizes good deed such as in faith and trust. The South where the Quadlings reside is red which is the color that symbolizes love
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In a movie or novel the hero or heroine is someone who others see as doing something courageous‚ standing out because of their values and beliefs and saves others even when everything is against them. In the story The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum the heroine of the story is Dorothy. Dorothy is the heroine because she put her friends’ happiness before her own and helped them reach their goals. In the story Dorothy goal was to return home to her aunt and uncle in Kansas and while she was trying
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MERCUTIO Well dude‚ it sounds like Queen Mab visited you last night. BENVOLIO Queen who? MERCUTIO The great Queen Mab. She assists fairies when they give birth and is no bigger than the marble stone on a councilman’s ring. Her wagon is drawn by atoms‚ and she rides over men’s noses as they sleep. She uses spiders’ legs as the spokes of her wagon‚ and the harnesses are made of the tiniest spiderwebs. The cover of her wagon is made of grasshoppers’ wings and the collars on the atoms are made from
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“ ...they took away my armor at the moment i get it back i will take there life...” This quote was said by a character from the Golden Compass Ulrik a polar bear who was imprisoned and worked like a slave and lost his most precious possession‚ his armor. The puritans would be intrigued with the book the Golden Compass because of the hard working characters‚ hypocritical views‚ and the fact of men being more powerful than women. The puritans would adore the book the Golden Compass because of its hard
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ALICE IN WONDERLAND The director was Tim Burton. The main idea of the movie is Alice Kingslenigh who as a child went to this magical place but as she got older she forgot all about it unless she was dreaming. But when she was a teenager at an engagement party sort of thing she say the rabbit from her dreams. As she fallows it is falls down the rabbit hole back in to Wonderland. Where she is reunited with the mad hatter‚ the Cheshire cat and many more. Who make her remember her past there and help
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Iwasaki Suki who is a very spoiled princess is planning her 16th birthday the biggest celebration in the kingdom but when nothing goes to plan like her 11 tiered Matcha cake it a 9 tiered green tea cake and her red carpet was more on the burgundy side she feels as if she has the worst life in the world. But as she goes to the corner to cry she doesn’t feel in her kingdom anymore‚ in fact‚ her dress is no longer‚ it is now dirty rags and freshly manicured hands are dirty and cracked and her feet‚
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